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Walter Bagehot quotes

English Author February 3, 1826 – March 24, 1877

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In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "The reason why so few good books are written is that so few..."
The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything. Walter Bagehot
An influential member of parliament has not only to pay much money to become such, and to give time and labour, he has also to sacrifice his mind too - at least all the characteristics part of it that which is original and most his own. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault."
A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be..."
It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become..."
Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "No great work has ever been produced except after a long..."
No great work has ever been produced except after a long interval of still and musing meditation. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "The real essence of work is concentrated energy."
The real essence of work is concentrated energy. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early..."
Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary..."
So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable. Walter Bagehot
Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits. Walter Bagehot
So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their judgment tells them it is unwise and their conscience that it is wrong. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean..."
Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind."
What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind. Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot quote: "A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk..."
A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. Walter Bagehot

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